Box was one of many communities that sprung up during the late 1800s in the southern portion of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States.[2][3][4] Box was the largest of these communities and was located east and south of Lexington, Oklahoma Territory.[4][5] Not much remains there, besides the Box Cemetery.[6][7][8][9]
Box, Oklahoma | |
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![Box (bottom right corner) and surrounding communities (1928)[1]](/wiki/File:Area_of_Box_Cleveland_County_Oklahoma.png) Box (bottom right corner) and surrounding communities (1928)[1] | |
  Box  Box | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′17.27″N 97°9′0.09″W / 34.9714639°N 97.1500250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cleveland |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 73051 |
History
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Around 1895, a man by the name of George Box established a cotton gin and saw mill in the area that became the town.[4][10] Box's post office was established on May 7, 1898.[4] On December 4, 1906, the post office was discontinued.[4]
Name variations
editThe Cleveland County Leader from 1899 contained a few old newspaper articles that identified the community as Boxville.[11] Due to the seldom usage of that name, the locality soon became known simply as Box.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Cleveland County 1928". cleveland-county-oklahoma-clevelandcountok.hub.arcgis.com.
- ^ "Box Populated Place Profile / Cleveland County, Oklahoma Data". oklahoma.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Box, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 74878, USA". Find Latitude and Longitude. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Cleveland County, Oklahoma: The Community of Box, Oklahoma Territory". genealogytrails.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma Outlines". Wichita Daily Eagle. December 30, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
Near Lexington, Cleveland County, is a town named Box.
- ^ "Box Cemetery (Cleveland County, OK)". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Box Cemetery, Cleveland Co. Oklahoma". okgenweb.net. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Box Cemetery, Cleveland County, Oklahoma". www.okcemeteries.net. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Box Cemetery - Cleveland County, Oklahoma". USGenWeb.
- ^ Cox, Mae Davenport (2011). Box, O.T., The History of A Community and its People. LCCN 2013496390.
- ^ a b "Box or Boxville? | Cleveland County Oklahoma Box Township". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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